Vocabulary Unit 3

Words 11 - 157th Grade

Antonio’s car had a wonderful luster in the sunshine.

Luster:(n.) brightness, shine, brilliance

We have a drawer in our kitchen to hold miscellaneous household items

– we call it the junk drawer.

Miscellaneous:(adj.) mixed, different

kinds

President Obama gave an oration about the United States economy.

Oration:(n.) a public speech

We knew that Scott was in a peevish mood when he snapped at us for no

reason.

Peevish:(adj.) crabby,

irritable, complainig

Road rage happens when people seethe with anger behind the wheel.

Seethe:(v.) to be violently excited or agitated,

fume